Faith No More

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Info/Intro

A classic band formed out of San Francisco, California, in 1981, with the original name of Faith No Man.

The longest standing members are;-

Billy Gould

Roddy Bottum

Mike Bordin

These three have been involved with the band since day one.

They have been through a number of lineup changes early in their career, along with some major changes later on.

Following them releasing six albums, Faith No More announced they were breaking up on April the 20th, 1998, since this announcement, they have reunited, and set off on "The Second Coming Tour" from 2009-2012.

September the 2nd, 2014, their bassist Bill Gould announced that Faith No More had been working on their seventh studio album "Sol Invictus", which is due to be released in May 2015, this is with their latest lineup -

Their Incredible Legacy

Nirvana's bassist, and co-founder, Krist Novoselic cited Faith No More as a band that "paved the way for Nirvana" in the late 1980s.

Corey Taylor (frontman for both Slipknot and Stone Sour) told Loudwire in 2015 that if it wasn't for Faith No More, he "wouldn't be here today". While recovering from an attempted suicide at his grandmother's house, he saw the band perform "Epic" live on the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards and the performance inspired him to begin writing and performing music again.

The band is credited for inventing the alternative metal genre which began in the 1980s and that fuses metal with other genres, including alternative rock.

Tim Grierson of About.com said the band "helped put alternative metal on the map".

Faith No More has also been credited for influencing Nu Metal bands, such as Limp Bizkit, Korn, and Sevendust, primarily due to the popularity of "Epic", and other early material that featured Rap and Rock crossovers.